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Kapashera
Kāpasahēṛā
Subdistrict of Delhi
Kapashera
Kapashera is located in Delhi
Kapashera
Kapashera
Location in India
Coordinates: 28°31′34″N 77°04′48″E / 28.5261°N 77.0800°E / 28.5261; 77.0800
Country India
State Delhi
DistrictSouth West
Population
 (2019)
 • Total500,000+
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationDL9C

Kapashera (ISO: Kāpasahēṛā) is the administrative headquarters and one of the three sub-division of the South West district of Delhi NCT, India. The office of deputy commissioner is located at Old Tax Terminal building.

Transport

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By Road

National Highway 8 (NH 8) is the nearest highway and just 1 km away.

By Metro

Dwarka Metro Sec 21 is 6 km away.

By Air

Indira Gandhi Airport is 7 km away.

By Train

Bijawsan Railway Station is the nearest railway and it is 2 km away.

By Bus

Buses plying through Kapashera are Route No. 543, 539, 578, 543A, 718, 712, 804A, 729.

Demand for Metro

A demand for Metro railway lines has risen over the last 15 years but it has not been fulfilled by current or previous state governments.

Politics

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The MLA of Kapashera is Bhupendra Singh Joon from the Aam Aadmi Party. The MCD Councillor is Aarti Yadav, AAP.

Demographics

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As of 2011 India census,[1] Kapashera had a population of 74,073 of which 50,123 (68%) were males while 23,950 (32%) were females. Kapashera had an average literacy rate of 90.34%, higher than state average of 86.21%. Male literacy was around 92.35% while the female literacy rate was 82.13%. In Kapashera, 13.72% of the population was under six years of age.

As of 2020, the village is believed to have a population of more than 6,00,000 due to frequent migration & industries being near Kapashera.

Fun N Food Village is one of the main attractions of Kapashera village.

Kapashera shares border with Gurgaon, Haryana.

Growth in Recent Decade

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Kapashera has grown at an unprecedented rate because of rapid industrialization around the area such as Udhyog Vihar Industrial Area and Maruti Factory in Gurgaon.

The area is also under a DDA redevelopment zone and it is expected that it will grow even faster in the 2020s.

Due to industrialisation, migrants now have a sizable population and most of the natives are in the rent business.

In 2001, the population was 20,000 and in 2011, the population was 75,000, a 400% increase. Now the city has population of 5,00,000.

Groundwater and Land Subsidence

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A study published in Nature scientific report[2] reports that land is sinking down in Delhi due to groundwater overpumping.

References

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  1. ^ "Kapas Hera City Population Census 2011 – Delhi". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Tracking hidden crisis in India's capital from space: implications of unsustainable groundwater use". Nature, LLC.